At this public annual meeting, stakeholders will review the status of their plan to improve water quality in the river by reducing bacteria concentrations and will report on the activities completed during the last year.

At this public meeting of the Coordination Committee, members will discuss status of the project and next steps. Time is set aside near the end of the meeting for questions and comments from the public. Anyone interested in the project is encouraged to attend.

At this meeting, the stakeholders will discuss the ground rules and makeup of their project steering committee, accept recommendations for committee members, and discuss the possible need for workgroups that will report to the steering committee.

At this public meeting, stakeholders in the Oso Creek watershed will hear about and discuss the water quality issues that exist in Oso Creek. The Coastal Bend Bays Foundation is hosting this meeting to kick off the project to improve the creek.

May
2014

At this public meeting, stakeholders will overview and discuss their proposed updates to to the original Implementation Plan established in 2008. The I-Plan is designed to improve dissolved oxygen levels in the lake through pollution reductions in the watershed.

At this important meeting, the stakeholders will review and finalize the ground rules for their project steering committee, finalize the types of workgroups needed, discuss including Lake Conroe in their project, and consider the pros and cons of joining the Houston-Galveston Area Bacteria Implementation Group (BIG). Everyone interested in these segments of the San Jacinto River is encouraged to attend.

At this public meeting of the Coordination Committee, members will discuss status of the project and next steps. The community will have time for questions and comments near the end of the meeting. Anyone interested in the project is encouraged to attend.

The advisory workgroup meeting will provide routine updates on Public Drinking Water rules and program initiative updates. Members of the advisory workgroup will be given time to discuss any other issues as well as any upcoming training/conference opportunities. The following email address will be available for questions or comments during the time of the meeting: Mike.Howell@tceq.texas.gov

August
2014

The public is invited to provide comments on proposed total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and their Implementation Plan for Austin-area watersheds. Community stakeholders worked together to create the Implementation Plan to reduce bacteria and protect recreational safety in their streams, and advised the TCEQ on development of the TMDLs. At this meeting, people have the opportunity to make statements when called upon, in order of registration. An agency staff member will give a brief presentation at the start of the meeting and will be available to answer questions before and after all public comments have been received.

The public is invited to a meeting of the Advisory Committee for the Dickinson Bayou Watershed Partnership. At this meeting, the committee will discuss the sustainability of the partnership, the overview of their plan to reduce bacteria in the bayou, and developing a document that is an eligibility requirement for certain grants.